While state officials insist the demolition plots are part of routine urban renewal efforts, critics argue the timing is suspicious, especially with the 2027 senatorial race approaching
Again, Court bars Ogun Govt from Demolition Raid on Gbenga Daniel’s Properties in Ijebu-Ode
An Ogun State High Court sitting in Ijebu Ode has issued a fresh interim injunction restraining the Ogun State Government, its agents, and affiliates from demolishing or tampering with any property belonging to former Ogun governor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, and his company, Conference Hotel Limited.
The order, handed down on Thursday by Justice A. A. Omoniyi, covers not only the Ijebu Ode property in question but “any other properties belonging to the claimants within the Ogun East Senatorial District or elsewhere in Ogun State.”
The ruling follows a motion filed by Conference Hotel Limited and Daniel, in suit number HCJ/125/2025, against the Governor of Ogun State, the Attorney General, the Ogun State Planning and Development Permit Authority, and the Ogun State Physical Planning & Urban Development.
The latest legal twist stems from a chain of events beginning August 8, 2025, when the Ogun State Planning and Development Permit Authority served “Notice to Quit” and contravention notices on Daniel’s private residence, The Asoludero Court, and the Conference Hotel in Sagamu. Citing the Ogun State Urban and Regional Planning and Development Law No. 61 of 2022, the government alleged the properties lacked proper permits.
Daniel and his camp have strongly rejected the allegations, insisting the law is being applied retroactively to buildings “legally constructed many years before the law was enacted.” They have labelled the moves a politically motivated vendetta, recalling the September 2023 demolition of DATKEM Plaza—owned by Daniel’s wife—on similar grounds.
While state officials insist the actions are part of routine urban renewal efforts, critics argue the timing is suspicious, especially with the 2027 senatorial race approaching. Despite earlier denials of political motives, the government escalated matters by replacing the initial notices with “sealing and demolition notices” on August 11, 2025. A court in Sagamu subsequently issued its own interim injunction to shield the properties.
At Thursday’s hearing, Daniel was represented by a legal team led by A. M. Kotoye (SAN), alongside O. T. Are and A. O. Adeniyi. The court ordered the defendants to “stay off further action” on the disputed property, located off Taiwo Osipitan Street, which had been served a “Notice to Quit” dated August 12, 2025 (serial number 00048539/12/8/2025).
The injunction will remain in force pending the determination of the claimants’ Motion on Notice, set for hearing on Friday, August 22, 2025. Read More
